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Rural Women's Forum Unites Over 200 Women from Southern Highlands
Women's RightsMarch 8, 2025

Rural Women's Forum Unites Over 200 Women from Southern Highlands

A gathering organised by the Tanzania Rural Women's Forum brought together more than 200 women from the Southern Highlands to discuss climate change, gender-based violence, women's land rights, clean energy, and the preservation of indigenous seed varieties.

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Rural Women Assembly Marks the International Day of Rural Women by Advancing the Struggle for Land Rights
Land RightsOctober 17, 2025

Rural Women Assembly Marks the International Day of Rural Women by Advancing the Struggle for Land Rights

The Rural Women Assembly Tanzania Chapter, coordinated by MIICO, celebrated the International Day of Rural Women in Bagamoyo, bringing together delegates from 12 SADC countries to voice their demands and launch the Women's Land Rights Manifesto.

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MIICO Launches YEFFA Project to Empower Youth Along Sunflower Value Chain
Youth EmpowermentFebruary 10, 2025

MIICO Launches YEFFA Project to Empower Youth Along Sunflower Value Chain

MIICO has officially launched the Youth Entrepreneurship for Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) project, a two-year initiative funded by MasterCard Foundation through AGRA, targeting 72,000 smallholder farmers in Njombe, Mbeya, and Songwe.

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NOURISH Project Kicks Off to Reach 168,000 Farming Households Across Five Regions
Food SecurityJanuary 15, 2025

NOURISH Project Kicks Off to Reach 168,000 Farming Households Across Five Regions

The NOURISH project — a five-year initiative funded by NORAD — has begun implementation, aiming to achieve resilient food security and improved nutrition for 168,000 smallholder farming households in Songwe, Rukwa, Manyara, Dodoma, and Singida.

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